The group name "æspa" comes from the words æ (which means Avatar X Experience) and the word Aspect (which represents two sides apart. Aespa wants to show its innovative and multiverse activities with the theme of ‘Experiencing a new world via the encounter of the ‘avatar’, your other self’.

æspa 에스파 is a 4-member South Korean girl group under SM Entertainment. aespa debuted on November 17, 2020, with the single Black Mamba. The 4 members are Karina, Winter, Giselle, and Ningning.